Dayr Mār Sābā
Dayr Mār Sābā is a monastery in West Bank, Palestine. Dayr Mār Sābā is situated nearby to Mar Saba Monastery, as well as near the peak Har Montar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mar Saba Monastery and Hurkania.
Mar Saba Monastery
Monastery
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The Holy Lavra of Saint Sabbas, known in Arabic and Syriac as Mar Saba and historically as the Great Laura of Saint Sabas, is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the Bethlehem Governorate of Palestine, in the West Bank, at a point halfway between Bethlehem and the Dead Sea.
Hurkania
Archaeological site
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Hyrcania was an ancient fortress in the Judean Desert. It was built by Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus or his son Alexander Jannaeus in the 2nd or 1st century BCE. Hurkania is situated 3½ km northeast of Dayr Mār Sābā.
Har Montar
Peak
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Har Montar is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Dayr Mār Sābā.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ubeidiya and Kedar.
Ubeidiya
Town
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Al-Ubeidiya is a Palestinian town located 6 kilometers east of Bethlehem, in the Bethlehem Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Ubeidiya is situated 5 km west of Dayr Mār Sābā.
Kedar
Village
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Kedar is a rural Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located to the south of Ma'ale Adumim and organised as a community settlement, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gush Etzion Regional Council. Kedar is situated 6 km north of Dayr Mār Sābā.
Dar Salah
Village
Dar Salah is a Palestinian village located 6 km east of Bethlehem. The village is in the Bethlehem Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,588 in 2017. Dar Salah is situated 6 km west of Dayr Mār Sābā.
Dayr Mār Sābā
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Dayr Mar Saba”
- Category: religion
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.70455° or 31° 42′ 16″ northLongitude
35.33092° or 35° 19′ 51″ eastElevation
243 metres (797 feet)Open location code
8G3QP83J+R9GeoNames ID
282851
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